Amenian President visits all major Armenian world-wide communities first timeSeptember 25, 2009 - 20:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The purpose of President Serzh Sargsyan's visit to major Armenian communities of the world is to become familiar with views and attitudes of the Armenian diaspora in regard to normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations," Deputy Chief of President's Administration Vigen Sargsyan told a meeting with journalists today. According to Vigen Sargsyan, the pan-Armenian tour of the President is the first such initiative having a supranational and pan-national character, and involving all major Armenian centers of the world, where public opinion of the Diaspora is shaped. As part of his tour, President Serzh Sargsyan will visit and have regional meetings in New York City, Paris, Los Angeles, Beirut and Rostov-on-Don. According to him, in each of these cities the president will spend less than a day. " Los Angeles will be the only exception, where, besides meeting with representatives of the Armenian diaspora, the president will give interview to the Armenian mass media of the United States,", Mr. Sargsyan said. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |